| Course title | Legal Skills Course |
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| Course code | CPV/MLSC |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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Seminar topics: 1. Role of skills development in legal education 2. Communication and presentation skills 3. Argumentation skills 4. Professional ethics 5. Legal profession in international comparison 6. Legal research 7. Academic writing 8. Legal drafting 9. Advocacy skills - how to please the court 10. Interviewing 11. Counselling 12. Negotiation and mediation
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Training in job and motor Skils |
| Learning outcomes |
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Legal skills course taught in English aims to implement legal skills development into the curriculum and to prepare students for legal practice, presenting a practical element accompanying substantive law subjects. The education will be aimed at training of communication, presentation and analytical skills, with focus on their legal aspects. The course does not focus only on advocacy skills, it aims to develop skills important for all legal profession and already in legal studies. The course will be based on interactive modern methods of education, active involvement of students, their individual work and exercise of acquired skills.
Students will acquire and develop communication, presentation and analytical skills important for effective practising of legal profession. |
| Prerequisites |
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There are no pre-requisits for this subject.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Student performance
The colloquy is bestowed upon acquiring a set number of points, that students acquire by active participation in seminars, homework and other activities. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2019) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2024) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2024) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 5 | Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2024) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2019) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 4 | Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2024) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 4 | Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2019) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2019) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 5 | Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: Summer |